Gas-burner for firing barrels.



' No. -699,578.V Patented May 6,1902` H. G. RUSH. GAS BURNER FR FIRING BARRELS..

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HENRY GEORGE RUSH, OF OIL CITY, PENNSYLVANIA.

.GAS-BURNER FOR `Fufuue BARRELS'.

sPEcIFIcArron forming 15m @fret/ters :patent No. 699,578, dated May e, 1902. A'ppumin ruta December 7, 1901. serial No. 85,057. (No mada.)

To @ZZ whom it may concern.;

Beit known that I, HENRYGEORGE RUSH, a

citizen of the United States, residing at Oill City, in the county of Venango andState of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Barrel-Heater, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to heaters for barrels and the like; and the object thereof,

broadly, is to provide a simple apparatus of this character by means of which barrels may be thoroughly red Without leaving an unde-` sirable residue upon the same and without inconvenience of smoke and noxious gases.

A very important feature of the invention relates to the use of a burner and automatic means Wherebyifuel will be supplied to the burner onlywhen a barrel is placed in position to be fired, thus eecting a great saving in fuel.

Other important features relate to the speciiic construction'of burner and to a novel form of deilector by means of which the heat will be distributed and deflected equally to all parts of the interior of the barrel being operated upon.

The preferred embodiment of the invention is fully illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings and described in the following specifica tion,although such changes may be made from the constructionset forth as the scope of the appended claims will permit.

In said drawings, Figure l is a vertical sectional vieW through the apparatus, showing a barrel in place thereon. Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the barrel support or base. Fig. 3 is a vertical longitudinal sectional View through the same. Fig. 4 is a similar view taken at right angles to Fig. 3. Fig." 5 is a side'elevation ofthe burner-head. Fig. 6 is a top plan view of the covering, and Fig. 7 is a detail view of the actuating-arm.- I

Similar numerals of reference designate corresponding parts in all the figures of the drawings.

In carrying out the invention a barrel-support is provided consisting, preferably, of a rectangular base-plate 10, having a circular depressed barrel-seat 11, which seat is provided with a central opening 12, through which projects the end of a mixer-tube 13. This mixer-tube constitutes a part of a gasburner the head 14 of which is secured to the projecting end of said tube, bein g constructed substantially as follows: An outer conical Wall l5 is attached at its apex to the end of the mixer-tube, the larger or Haring end being uppermost, and to this larger end is secured an inner conicalwall 16, somewhat smaller than the outer Wall, thereby forming between the tWo a gas chamber 161. The outer Wall is provided with a plurality of escape-apertures 1'7, and its outer surface is preferably protected by a covering of asbestos 1S or other similar heat-resisting material.

` The gas-supply pipe 19 leads to the mixertube, which tube is provided With suitable airinlets 20. The passage-way through the supplyfpipe is controlled by a valve 2l, which may be of any desirable or Well-known construction, being so made that it will close when there is no pressure exerted against it.

A groove 22 is `formed in the bottom of the barrel-seat 11, said groove extending from near its center to the edge of the platform, and in the same is located an actuating-arm 23, hinged, as at 24, to the platform at the inner end of the groove. The outer end of said arm is provided With an eye `25, in which is attached one end of `a link 26, the other end of said link being secured to a lever 27, which actuates the valve, as Will be readily understood.

A deflector 28 is employed `for the barrel While being operated upon, and it consists of a pair of facing-plates 29, spaced apart by blocks 30 and connected by tie-bolts 3l, said tie-bolts serving as fastening devices for out- Wardly-extending supporting-hooks 32, fixed upon the outer face of the upper plate. A handle 33 may be employed fory lifting and carrying the cover. This deflector isso constructed that When in place upon abarrel, as

shown in Fig. 1, its edgeswill'be spaced a slight distance from the inner faceof said barrel, so as to permit the escape of the heated products of combustion.

The operation of the apparatus "will beV ap; parent.

Under normal conditions or when IOO only sucient gas will pass therethrough toA keep a iiame-at the burner-head. VVhen,.

. valve 2l to open position and allowing the gas to ow through the mixer-tube and into the burner-head. It will escape on all sides of said head, and thus a flame will be provided equidistant from the interior faces of the barrel. The upwardly and outwardly flaring arrangement of the head deiiectsthe heat toward the Walls, and this deflection is furthermore assisted by the deiector, which is of course placed in position directly after the barrel has been seated in place.

By the employment of gas there will be no undesirable residue left upon the barrel and no smoke or noxious gases. Furthermore, because of the automatic actuating mechanism for the valve 2l a great saving in fuel is effected. The specific structure of the burner is advantageous, as it constitutes a deflector for throwing the heat against the walls of the barrel; but it is to be understood that the invention is not to be limited to the specific structure of the same, as other forms maybe employed, if desired.

From the foregoing it is thoughtthat the construction, operation, and many advantages of the herein-described invention will be apparent to those skilled in the art without further description, and it will be understood that various changes in the size, shape, proportion, and minor details of construction may be resorted to without Ideparting from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-Q 1. In a barrel-heating apparatus, the combination with a barrel-support, of a burner projecting above the support and located within a barrel placed upon said support, a supply-pipe leading to the burner, a valve controlling the passage-way through the pipe, and operating means for the valve connected thereto and normally projecting above the barrel-support, said means being en gagedand movedl bya barrel when placed upon said support.

2. In barrel-heating apparatus, the combination with a barrel-supporting platform, of a burner arranged above the platform and located within a barrel placed on said platform, a supply-pipe leading to the burner, a valve controlling the passage-way through the pipe, and a valve-operating armextending across the platform and having a connection with the valve, said arm being moved by a barrel when placed upon the platform.

3. In barrel-heating apparatus, the combination with a barrel-support, of a burner, a

supply-,pipeleading to the burner, a valve controlling the passage-way through the pipe,and a valve-operating arm hinged at one end to the support and extending across the upper face of the same, said arm having a connection at its free end with the valve, and being i moved by a barrel placed Vupon the platform.

4. In barrel-heating apparatus, the combination with a barrel-support having a groove, of a burner projecting above the platform and having a valve, and an operating-arm for the valve connected thereto and located at one end of and below the burner, said arm being movable in the groove of the support.

5. In barrel-heating apparatus, the combination with a platform having a depressed barrel-seat, said seat being provided with a groove, of a burner, a valve for the burner,and an operating-arm for the valve pivoted to the platform at the inner end of the groove and located in the groove of the seat, said arm being connected at its outer end to the valve.

6. In barrel-heating apparatus, the combination with a barrel-supporting platform, of a burnerlocated upon the platform, said burner comprising a body that tapers toward its lower end and having openings in its side walls, said body constituting a deflector to throw the heat against the sides of a barrel placed thereover.-

'7. In barrel-heating apparatus, the combination with a barrel-support and burner, of a cover for the barrel comprising spaced facingplates, and barrel-engaging devices for supporting the plates in spaced relation to the barrel-Walls to permit the escape of the products of combustion.

8. In barrel-heating apparatus, the combination with a barrel-support, of a burner, a deiiector for the barrel comprising spaced facing-plates, and upwardly and outwardly pro; jecting barrel-engaging hooks secured to one of the plates.

9. In barrel-heating apparatus, the combination with a barrel-supporting platform, of a burner located thereon and disposed within a barrel placed upon the platform, and a deiiector arranged to be supported within the barrel and spaced from the walls thereof to allow the heat to escape only about the edges of said cover.

10. In barrel-heating apparatus, the combi# nation with a barrel-'supporting platform of a burner comprising inner and outer conical walls spaced from each other and secured together at their outer peripheral edges, the in= ner conical wall being open at its base, and a deliector arranged to be supported within a barrel in spaced relation to the walls thereof.

11. In a barrel-heating apparatus, the combination with a barrel-supporting platform,of a burner located upon the platform and'comprising inner and outer conical Walls spaced apart from each other and secured together at their outer peripheral edges, said edges being arranged uppermost, and the inner conical wall being open at its base.

12. In a barrel-heating apparatus, the com roc izo

f bnation with a barrel-support, of a burner upon the support and in ooaeting relation with 1o located upon an intermediate portion of the support, barrel-positioning means arranged upon the support in spaced relation to the 5 burner, a controlling-valve for the burner, and actuating means for the valve connected thereto and arranged contiguous to the barrel-positioning means, whereby said actuating means will be moved by a. barrel placed the positioning means.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto afxed my signature in the presence of tv'vo Witnesses.

HENRY GEORGE RUSH.

Witnesses:

CHAS. L. HOFFMAN, ANDREW J. MGBRIDE. 

